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Students in the LUBS5536M Small Business Growth module had the opportunity to present their growth strategies to real small businesses, applying the theory learned in the module to a relevant discipline. Over the semester, students worked in groups to analyse and explore the growth strategies of relevant companies and to expand their skills and attributes...
Leeds Business School recently held its annual International Entrepreneur Awards, where students pitched their business proposals to a panel of experienced industry experts. Ideas ranged from an AI-powered personal stylist to a smarter nutrition app. This year's winners, Ali Hussein and Yasmin ElBanna, are both undergraduate Business Management students, pitched a habit-tracking app designed...
Innovation hub Nexus, and the University of Leeds, have been recognised for their 'West Yorkshire Innovative Entrepreneurs Programme' at the Yorkshire Financial Awards. Lucy Savage (author) reveals that the triumph winner of the ‘West Yorkshire Innovative Entrepreneurs Programme’ goes to The University of Leeds and Nexus hub, crowning their programme the ‘Accelerator of the Year’. The programme...
The last session of the Africa Science Entrepreneurship Programme (ASEP) was delivered earlier this month. Funded by the British Council through the International Science Partnerships Fund this ten month long initiative was run by the Leeds University Business School in partnership with the National Research Foundation, IBM Research Africa, South Africa Radio Astronomy Observatory and Empire Partner Foundation. Co-designed by Dr Jane Khayesi and Tone Thomas Vaduthala, the ASEP set out...
Leeds University Business School welcomed small business owners and senior leaders from across the region to its latest SME Leaders Forum on Wednesday 2nd July, held at Nexus, University of Leeds. The focus of this well-attended event was the timely and topical question: “Generative AI (GenAI): Profit or Peril?” The afternoon brought together academic experts, industry...
Leeds University Business School has been re-accredited with the prestigious Small Business Charter (SBC). The accreditation is for a further three years, recognising its sustained excellence in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), entrepreneurship, and regional innovation. The Charter celebrates the School’s significant impact through leadership development programmes, knowledge exchange initiatives, and dedicated student enterprise...
Dr Francesca Giliberto, Senior Research Fellow in the Management and Organisations Department, has been awarded the Water Woman Award 2025 for Early Career Academic. The University of Leeds Water Woman Awards recognise the achievements of women whose work contributes to the objectives of water@leeds in securing competitive research funds, producing world-class research or achieving significant societal impact....
Small business owners across the county are being urged to take their business to the next level through the nationally acclaimed Help to Grow: Management Programme. With the next cohort starting on 8th September 2025, delivered by Leeds University Business School, Liz Brewster, Managing Director of Craven Consultancy Services talks about how the programme provided a game-changing opportunity to step...
Last month we were delighted to welcome back to the Business School, Jeremy Townsend, Chief Financial Officer at M&S as he delivered a guest talk to our students as part of the MBA Masterclass series. Jeremy talked about his career to date and and highlighted the challenges and achievements throughout it, as well as talking...
On 18 February the Business School welcomed COO of Nottingham Forest, Paul Tyrell, as part of the International Executive Speaker Series. This dynamic programme of guest speakers offers students a unique opportunity to learn firsthand from senior executives operating at the highest strategic levels of business. Paul delivered his talk titled Managing the Unmanageable: Lessons from...